Noma Australia booking details announced

Sync your calendars and start saving, folks - details on how to
book a table at Noma's 10-week Sydney residency have just been
revealed.

You have just over a week to rally your dining companions.
Bookings for all sittings at the Barangaroo site will open on 30
October at 10am AEDST, via the Noma website - and will be taken for
tables of two, four, six and eight only.

Unsurprisingly it's not going to be a cheap date, clocking in at
$485 per person, not including drinks. It's not quite as hefty a
fee as the Fat
Duck pop-up (a not-insignificant $525 a head), but at the
current rate of exchange, it's still pricier than the real-deal in
Copenhagen (1700 kroner per person; around $355 Australian).

Chef René Redzepi has been on six research trips to Australia in
the past 10 months. That, together with moving an entire team to
the other side of the world, comes at a cost. "We can only put that
expense one place, and that's on the menu," he
told GT when the news
broke in July that Noma was moving south.

While the final food offering is still in development, Noma
sommelier Mads Kleppe says he has put together an all-Australian
pairing of "lively and energetic" wines, spirits, beers and ciders,
as well as an additional short supplementary list that extends to
international labels. A non-alcoholic match will also be
available.

In December, Noma's entire creative team will relocate to Sydney
to develop the final menu before the 26 January opening. From the
looks of Redzepi's adventures on Instagram, there's a good chance
we can expect everything from mud clams and green ants from Arnhem
Land to wild goose eggs and native blood limes when Noma Australia
swings open its doors. "We've gone to as many regions as we can to
get a good perspective on the amazing produce in Australia," he
says.

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